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The news turned to violence in Tigray, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and illness in Tunis. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 59 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tigray accounted for 34 of Ethiopia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

108 of its 176 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Khartoum accounted for 72 of Sudan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 67 of Khartoum's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Italy

224 of its 751 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Rome accounted for 150 of Italy's 224 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

52 of Islamabad's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Tonga

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Indonesia

115 of its 195 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Health

Hungary

21 of its 48 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Panama

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Haiti (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Italy (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (118 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Oct. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 20,890 stories about harm among 87,210 counted on 29 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 August 2021. 24 in every 100 of the day's 87,210 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. For the second day running, the news turned to Ethiopia. Haiti's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. Ethiopia's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia59 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Cuba47 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 874 Khartoum Sudan67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Glasgow UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Islamabad Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Boston US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualSeychelles: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Dakota, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsHonolulu, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 42 stories, carried by 18 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- health: 31 stories, carried by 44 outletsLos Muertos, Mexico -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Honolulu US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 12,142 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice17% 3,538 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,749 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,255 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Food & livelihood4% 746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 553 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 529 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 232 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured770 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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